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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis F Devereux, Pennington, NJ (US);
Henry P Landi, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
American Cyanamid Company, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 11 ;
Abstract
A composite structure is disclosed having two or more biocompatible polymers. At least one of the polymers is nonabsorbable. The nonabsorbable polymer is extruded into a fiber. The fiber can be fabricated into a textile structure, for example a woven mesh. The nonabsorbable mesh is then encapsulated with at least one bioabsorbable polymer. The composite structure is useful for repairing anatomical defects, for example in a mammalian abdominal wall.